I recently shared a slide deck with the TAICEP Gaggle listserv and with the AACRAO EDGE monthly user group webinar attendees which explained how to redact credentials using two different services: one is Adobe Acrobat Professional (which is a paid subscription), while the other is an online AI-based image redaction site (which is free). These are not the only two options you have for redacting credentials, but these are two that I use frequently. The free online image editor does not keep your images, and it’s very easy to use.
Shelby’s Presentations
Introduction to Research in International Credential Evaluation
Karen Krug (Educational Credential Evaluations [ECE], Inc.), Amanda Shoaf Morrison (Scholaro, Inc.), and I gave a two-part session at the 110th Annual AACRAO Meeting in Seattle, Washington, on 31 March 2025. The session description is here:
What do you do if you have a degree from a country that no longer exists, or a university that has been closed for years? This session creates a research roadmap to tackle tough questions in international credential evaluation. We will delve into strategic use of resources by age, from books to AI, documenting research, and policies to ensure consistency across evaluations to save time. Cultivating consistent research habits at your institution creates a toolbox that benefits all stakeholders.
The two slide decks are below.
Additionally, Amanda created a “Research Roadmap” with more details for international credential evaluators to follow. Thank you to her for sharing this incredible resource with our community!
Credential Quandaries: Developing Policy to Evaluate Credentials from Limited Recognition Countries
I presented a session at the 109th AACRAO Annual Meeting on Wednesday, 10 April 2024, called “Credential Quandaries: Developing Policy to Evaluate Credentials from Limited Recognition Countries”. A copy of the slide deck handout and of the Notes View of the slide deck is available below. I also have a link to the practice session I recorded available here: https://youtu.be/uy5Xz5KFWtc.
Let me know what you think!
2019 TACRAO Presentation
I presented this session today at the Texas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officer’s (TACRAO) conference in Galveston, Texas. The session is titled “Credential Quandaries: What Do I Do With This?”, and it covered unusual credentials such as National Diplomas and Higher National Diplomas, first professional degrees, degrees from outside the normal education system (Spain, Italy and France), Chartered Accountant qualifications, and Diplome d’Etudes Collegiales (Quebec).
2019 Camp OACRAO Presentation
I recently gave a session entitled “Credential Essentials: China, India, Vietnam, and the Americas” at the 2019 Oklahoma Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers meeting in Edmond, Oklahoma. This session gave a quick overview of the education systems of China, India and Vietnam, plus an overview of primary and secondary education in the Americas. Below are copies of the PowerPoint presentation in Notes view and the handout which accompanies the presentation.
Credential Essentials_2019 OACRAO_Notes View
2019_OACRAO_Credential Essentials
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